Car truck



Patented dan. 2, 1921i Unirse BYERS 'WJ KABEL, 0F BALTIBIORE, IvARYLAND. ASSGNQR THE T. .It-. SYMNGTON COMPANY, OF NEN YORK, N. Y.,

A. CORPORATION 0F DELAWARE.

can reuen.

Application le. April 25, 1921, Serial No. 464,427. Renewed June 7, 1922. Serial No. 566,54.

.To .fait whom t 'muy concer/1t:

Be it known that l, Brnns W. KABEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, State ot Maryland, have invented certain new. and uset'ul improvements in Car Trucks; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ot the invention, such as will enable .others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to car trucks and particularly to those in which the truck side trames are ofthe trussed or arch bar type. The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple, strong and eilicient construction permitting the truck wheels to be removed and replaced expeditiously and with comparatively little labor. A further object of t-he invention is to afford a truck side frame structure consisting ot a tew rugged parts which are operatively connected in a simple and reliable manner.

The principal `teature ot' the invention, generally stated, consists in providing a car truck with a plurality of side trames of the trussed or arch bar type, each of said frames comprising an upper arch bar element, a lower' arch bar element, and a strut or central frame interposed between said arch bars, the upper arch bar element involving a plurality of separable members each of which is rigidly connected to a corresponding journal box, the part-s being so combined that each of the separable upper arch bar members and its corresponding journal box may be disassembled trom the truck as a connected unit. i

A further feature of the invention consist-s in forming a. car truck with side trames involving a plurality of articulated members constituting a toggle mechanism, and in combining tension element means with said toggle mechanism to constitute a truss. y

Another feature of the invention consists in constructing an archbar car truck with a plurality of side iframes each having' a cen trally disposed strut formed with spaced truck columns which are integrally united at their upper ends by means constituting a part of the upper arch bar elementyot1 the side trame, and in combining therewith a lower arch bar element and separable upper arch bar members, each of the latter being rigidly connected to a corresponding one of the journal boxes of the truck.

Another feature ci the invention consists in providing' the truck with arch bar side trames eac-n of which comprises rigidly connected truck colrunns, a plurality ot separable upper arch bar members integrally attached to corresponding journal boxes, and a lower arch bar element having looped connection with the said separable arch bar members.

A still further feature of the invention resides in providing an arch bar truck side frame with a centrally disposed 'frame or strut and plurality kot separable arch bar members, each ot the latter having a. journal box integrally united thereto and being detachably connected to the centrally disposed strut or trame by interlocking means.

lThere are 4otherl Yfeatures of the invention residing` in particular combinations of elements and in details of construction, all as will hereinafter appear.

ln the drawings illustratingl the preferred embodiment of the invention, the scope whereof is pointed out in the claims,-

Figure l is a view, partly in side elevation and partly in vertical section, of a car truck embodying the inveni'ioniY the truck wheels being indicated by dot and dash lines, a por tion of the truck bolster being); broken away, certain of the bolster springs being` omitted,

Aand one of the separable arch bar members and its attached journal box being shown in `dotted llines in a position assumed during the operation ot removing or replacing the truck wheels.

Figure 2 is a detail plan view showing the interlocking connection between the separable upper arch bar members of the truck and the centrally disposed trame or strut element of the structure.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view on the line 3 3, Fig. 2.

Figure l is a view corresponding to 3 but illustrating the mode ot' assembling or disassembling the parts, the arch bar member to which the journal bor: is attached beingshown in elevation.

Figure 5 is a detail section on the line 5 5. Fig. l.

Figure 6 is a Fig. l.

In the drawings,-

l indica-tes the wheels ot the truck which are mounted upon axles (not shown) that cooperate with journal boxes 2 in the usual section on the line 6 6,

manner. rIhe side frames et the truck may be and preferably are connected by a transversely extending springplanlr 3 upon which are seated springs l that yieldingly support the bolster 5 in a well knownmanner.

Each of the spaced truck side trames is ot the trussed or arch bar type and involves a centrally disposed Jr'rame 6 which functions as the strut member ol the truss and which is preferably fashioned as an integral casting,` affordingn spaced columns l between which the bolster 5 projects. rlhe portion 6 of the trame by which the columns 'Y are rip;- idly connected at their upper endsconstitutes, as will hereinafter appear, a part of the upper arch bar element oi the side frame. The lower bar of the cent-rally disposed strut trame is provided on its upper side with a spring seat 9 upon which the spring' plank 3 rests7 and upon its under side said bar is formed with marginal seats 1r weich are engagged by the upper edges ot the lower arch bar or tension element 11 of the side Jframe.

illhen, as shown in the drawings, the

lower arch bar is oit loop form it is preferred toprovide the lower end of the centrally disposed strut or iframe with a downwardly projecting; portion 12 which extends between the spaced segments ot the lower arch bar or tension element and thus spaces them apart. Outward movement of the spaced portions el? the tension element 11 with respect to the strut 6 of the truss may be prevented by means ot rivets 15% and 1.4, the latter also serving to unite the overlapped ends ot the sinejle member by which the lower arch bar 11 is preferably formed. It desired the truclr columns 7 may be protected from wear by means ot afhaling plates 15 which are interposed between the bolster 5 and the respective columns.

Uponopposite sides ot the strut 6 and having articulated connection therewith are separable compression members 16 which. together with the upper bar 8 ot the centrally disposed strut trame, constitute the upper arch bar ot the side trame. Each 'ot the separable arch bar members 16 is rigidly united to a Correspendingone of the journal boxes 2, as for example, by forming' them as a single casting. and the strut 6 are preferably pivotally connected above the journal boxes so that these several articulated parts which together form the upper arch bar or compression element of the truss, constitute a toggle mechanism which is interposed between the jour,-

` nal boxes of the side frame.

The members 16 properly positioned, to be assembled with or disassembled from correspondingly curved segmental lugs 18 and 19, respectively, with which the strut member 6Vis provided on opposite sides adjacent the upper ends of the truck columns 7. The segmental trunnions 17 and the cooperating segmental lugs 16 and 1) provide interlocking means whereby the separable upper arch bar meinbers 16 are det-achably connectedv to the strut 6 ot the side trame. The inner ends of the members 16 are preferably rounded between their segmental trunnions 17, as at 20,` to afford an eaten ded bearing` area cooperating' with the correspondingly curved bearing surfaces 21 which form continuations ot the inner surfaces ot the locking lugs 16 and 19.

The centrally disposed 'iframeV 6 and the separable arch bar members 16 are combined to constitute a truss by means of a lower arch bar or tension element 11 which is preferably fashioned from a single bar that looped over the outer ends of each upper arch bar compression member 16 and passes beneath the centrally disposed frame or strut 6 to which its overlapped ends may be secured by means of rivets 14.

The looped ends oi the lower arch bar 11 may be maintained in assembled relation with thev separable members 16 by providing each of the latter with a lug 22 against which the lower edge of the tension element is adapted to bear. and by mounting upon each of said members 16` as by means of bolts Q3., suitable clips or clamps 2e adapted to overlap the looped ends et the tension member and engage the upper edge thereof. It desired7 suitably curved fillers 25 may be interposed between the looped ends of the lower arch bar and the respective upper arch bar members 16.

ln assembling the truck the frames or struts 6 and the lower arch bars 11 may be secured to each other and the spring plank 3, bolster 5 and bolster springs Llbe placed in position. The wheels and axles of the truck then be associated with the respective journal lbones 2 and thevcorresponding` upper arch bar members 169 which latter? as indicated in dotted lines in Fin'. 1, are then passed between the spaced portions ot the tension element 11. ol' thetruss so as to enter their segmental trunnions 17 be tween the segmental lugs 18 and 19 of the strut member 6. The strut 6 and associated tensionelements or lower arch bars 11 are then lowered to normal position and the clips 53d are secured in place -by the bolts 23, thus completing the assembly of the structure.

lllhen it is desired to take out a set of` wheels jacks may be placed under the side frames in line with the truck columns 7 adjacent the wheels to be removed. By operating the jacks to elevate the side trames constituting a toggle mechanism, and ten-,

sion element means combined with said tog gie mechanism to form a truss.

2. A car truck having side frames, and a plurality oi journal boxes associated with each side frame, each of said side frames involving a plurality of articulated members constituting a toggle mechanism, and tension element means combined with said toggle mechanism to form a truss, said toggle mechanism being interposed between and connected to the journal boxes associated therewith.

3. A car truck having side frames, and a. plurality or" journal boxes associated with each side frame, each of said side frames involving a plurality of articulated members constituting a toggle mechanism interposed between and connected to the said journal boxes associated therewith, and means for preventing relative movement of said articulated members when the truck is in service.

l. An arch bar truck side frame having an upper arch bar element, a lower arch bar element, and truck `columns interposed between said arch bars-.and adapted to receive a bolster between them, said upper arch bar f element involvincea luralitv of se arable members each oi' which is provided with an integrally attached journal box.

5. An arch bar truck side 'frame having an upper arch bar element, a lower arch bar element, and a strut interposed between said arch bars, said upper arch barelement involving a plurality of separable members each of which is provided with an integrally attached journal box. 6. An arch bar car truck comprising a plurality of journal boxes and a plurality of side frames, each of said side frames having an upper arch bar element, and a strut interposed between said arch bars, said upper arch bar element involving a plurality of separable members each of which is rigidly secured to a corresponding one of said journal boxes, and each oi' said separable members and its corresponding journal box being adapted to be disassembled from said truck as a connected unit.

7. An arch bar car truck comprising a plurality of journal boxes and a plurality of side frames, each of the latter having a centrally disposed frame provided with a bolster opening, a lower arch bar element,

and anupper arch bar element, said upper arch bari element being constituted in part by a portion of said Acentrally disposed frame and in part by a. pluralitylofseparable menibers which lare respectively connected to said journal boxes and between which said centra-liv disposed frame isV interposed.

8. A car truck having spaced side Jframes, a vertically movable bolster, and means in terposedv between said bolster and frames or yieldingly supporting said bolster, each of said side frames constituting a truss comprised of a centrally disposed frame, compression members rigidly connected to the respective journal boxes of the truck and detachably connected at their in-v ner ends to the opposite sides of said centrally disposed frame, and tension element means combined with said centrally disposed rame and said compression members to` form a truss, said compression members and their respective journal boxes being adapted while in connected relation to be disassembled from said centrally disposed frame and said tension element means.

9. A car truck havingl spaced side frames, a vertically movable bolster, and means interposed between said bolster and side frames for yieldingly supporting said bolster, each of said side frames comprising` a centrally disposed strut, compression members connected to the respective journal boxes of thetruck and pivotally connected to said strut, and tension element means combined in trussed relation with said strut and said compression members, said means being adapted to prevent rotation in one direction of said compression members with respect. to said strut.

10. A car truck having` spacedside frames, a bolster, means interposed betweenk said bolster and side frames for yieldingly supporting said bolster, and a plurality of journal boxes associated with the axles upon which the wheels of the truck are mounted, each of said side frames involving a truss comprising a strut element, a tension element, and a plurality of compression members secured to the respective journal boxes and detachably engaging said strut, said compression members and their respective journal boxes being adapted without being disconnected from each other'to be disassembled from said strut and said tension element, and said tension element serving as means for maintainingsaid journal boxes of each side frame in fixed position relative to each other when the truck is in service.

11. A car truck having spaced side frames, a bolster, means interposed between said bolster and side frames for yieldingly supporting` said bolster, and a plurality of ournal boxes associated with the axles upon which the wheels of the truck are mounted, each of said side frames involving a truss side comprising a strut, tension element means, and a plurality of' compression members secured to the respective journal boxes without intervention `of said tension element means and detachably engaging said strut above said journal boxes. i f

12. il car truck having Wheels, axles, journal boxes for said axles, and side frames, each of said frames comprising a centrally disposed portion, a plurality of members connected to 'the respective journal boxes and lmovably engaging said centrally disposed portion, and. means for preventing said centrally disposed portion 'from moving downwardly with respect to the associated journal. boxes when the trucl is in service.

13. A car truck having side frames involvingva plurality of articulated members constituting a toggle mechanism, journal boxes integrally attached to respective members of said toggle mechanism, and tension element means cooperating With said toggle mechanism to form a. truss. i

14. A car truck having side frames, journal boxes for' cooperating with the axles of the truck, a bolster, and means interposed between said bolster and side trames for yieldingly supporting said bolster, each .of said side frames constituting `a truss comprised oit a centrally disposed traine, a plurality of compression members each of which detachably engages said Centrally disposed frame and is integrally united to an individual one ofsaid journal boxes, and tension element means combined with said centrally disposed frame and said compres` sion members to form a truss.

15. An arch bar truck side frame com-- prising a centrally disposed frame, a lower arch bar element, and a plurality of separable upper arch bar members each of which is provided with an integrally attached j ournal box, said centrally disposed frame and said upper arch bar members being provided. with interlocking means whereby they may be detachably connected.

16. An arch bar truck side frame comprisino` rigidly connected truck columns, a plura ity of separable upper` arch bar members each of which is provided with an inte-v grally attached journal box, and a lower archbar element having looped connection with said separable arch bar members.

17. car truck comprising a plurality o journal boxes and a plurality of arch bar side frames, each of said side frames involving a center casting formed With spaced col umns `which are integrally united at their upper ends by a portion of said casting constituting an upper arch bar member, an upper arch bar element including a plurality ci separable upper arch bar members each ot which is rigidly connected to a corresponding one of said journal boxes, and a lower arch bar element having looped connection with said separable upper arch bars.

18. An arch bar truck side frame comprising a centrally disposed frame, a lower arch bar element, and a plurality of separable upper arch bar members each of which is provided with an integrally attached journal box,said centrally disposed frame being provided on opposite sides with segmental lugs, and each of said upper arch bar members being provided adjacent one end With a plurality of segmental tibunnions Which are adapted to interlock with the adjacent segmental lugs of said centrally disposed frame.

In testimony whereof l-aix my signature.

Brisas W. KABEL. 

